Burial chamber and urn for ossuary

Abstract

The ossuary will be designed to allow for the stacking of multiple burial containers containing the cremated remains. [Solution] Multiple stone pieces 1 made of concrete or stone are arranged in parallel, and multiple pairs of partition grooves 2 are formed vertically on the opposing inner surfaces of the stone pieces 1. Partition plates 3 made of synthetic resin or stone are inserted perpendicularly to the stone pieces 1 into these partition grooves 2, and the space is divided by the stone pieces 1 and partition plates 3, forming a rectangular space with a horizontal cross-section including a square, which is elongated vertically and constitutes a burial chamber 4. In addition, each burial chamber 4 is fitted with an openable and closable lid (not shown).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a carrot and an ossuary for storing remains therein.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, remains are placed in an ossuary and then enshrined in a storage chamber called a carrot formed at the bottom of a tombstone. However, in recent years, due to the rising price of cemetery plots, etc., joint cemeteries have become popular, and the carrots in joint cemeteries have also been miniaturized. Therefore, when using a conventional ceramic ossuary to store remains, the number of ossuaries that can be stored in one carrot decreases.

[0003] For this reason, in carrots in joint cemeteries and the like in recent years, they are made deep and vertically long, and ossuaries are also stacked, but there is a limit to the quantity of remains to be interred.

[0004] Therefore, when storing remains in a bag-shaped ossuary bag as disclosed in Patent Document 1, even in a small carrot, by stacking the ossuary bags, more remains can be accommodated than when using an ossuary.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] According to the ossuary bag disclosed in Patent Document 1, remains can be placed in each ossuary bag within the narrow space of a carrot, and the ossuary bags can be stacked and stored. However, if a long time passes with the ossuary bags stacked, the remains in the ossuary bags are crushed, and are likely to adhere and solidify due to moisture. Therefore, when gathering a plurality of remains for joint enshrinement or the like, it is difficult to take out the remains from the ossuary bags.

[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a burial chamber that can be easily constructed.

[0008] Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a burial container that can be stacked and stored inside a burial chamber, and can be folded and stored when not in use. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] To achieve the above objective, the present invention comprises a plurality of parallel stone materials and partition plates arranged perpendicular to these stone materials, and is characterized by providing a plurality of vertically elongated spaces partitioned by the stone materials and partition plates, and storing urn containers made of rectangular parallelepipeds stacked in these spaces which have a rectangular horizontal cross-section.

[0010] Furthermore, the burial container according to the present invention is a burial container that can be stacked and stored in a space having a vertically elongated space and a rectangular horizontal cross-section, and is characterized in that it has a rectangular bottom sheet portion, four rectangular side sheet portions connected to each side of the bottom sheet portion and connected to each other's sides, and a rectangular lid sheet portion connected to the upper side of one of these side sheet portions, which are foldable, and has reinforcing plates that are inserted into plate insertion portions provided in the bottom sheet portion and the four side sheet portions respectively, and a reinforcing plate that closes the opening together with the lid sheet portion, and the sheet portions are made self-supporting by the reinforcing plates to form a rectangular parallelepiped. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] Thus, according to the present invention, the burial chamber allows for the stacking and storage of multiple burial containers with a simple configuration.

[0012] Furthermore, according to the present invention, the burial container is made of cloth or nonwoven fabric and, by attaching a reinforcing plate, can be stacked and stored inside the burial chamber, and the internal volume remains unchanged even when stacked. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0013] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view of the burial chamber. [Figure 2] This is a perspective view of a burial urn. [Figure 3] This is a perspective view of the assembly process of a burial urn. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0014] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments. Figure 1 is a perspective view of multiple burial chambers arranged in a row. Multiple pairs of partition grooves 2 are formed vertically on the opposing inner surfaces of multiple parallel-arranged stone materials 1. The stone materials 1 may be natural stone or artificial stone such as concrete. Partition plates 3 made of synthetic resin or stone are inserted perpendicularly to the stone materials 1 into the partition grooves 2. The space is divided by the stone materials 1 and partition plates 3, forming a rectangular space with a square cross-section, which is elongated vertically, and this space is called a burial chamber 4. The partition plates 3 may be attached using locking fittings instead of partition grooves 2. A drainage passage is provided at the bottom of each burial chamber 4, and each burial chamber 4 is fitted with an openable and closable lid (not shown). The entire burial chamber 4 is almost completely exposed above ground level.

[0015] As an example of the dimensions of the burial chamber 4, the thickness of the stone material 1 is 8 cm, the height is 80 cm, the gap between the stone materials 1 is 25 cm, the thickness of the partition plate 3 is 1 cm, and the gap between the partition plates 3 is, for example, 20 cm.

[0016] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the burial container 5 to be stored inside the ossuary 4, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the assembly process of the burial container 5. The burial containers 5 can be stacked, for example, in three layers inside the ossuary 4. The burial container 5 consists of a bottom sheet portion 6a, four side sheet portions 6b to 6e connected to each side of the bottom sheet portion 6a and connected to each other, and a lid sheet portion 6f connected to, for example, the top edge of the side sheet portion 6b. These sheet portions 6a to 6f are rectangular in shape, and are connected to each other by sewing or folding, so that the burial container 5 is a rectangular parallelepiped formed by these sheet portions 6a to 6f.

[0017] Each of the sheet sections 6a to 6f has a two-layer structure made of cloth or non-woven fabric, and pocket-shaped plate insertion sections 7a to 7f are provided using this two-layer structure, and reinforcing plates 8a to 8f, which are slightly smaller than each of the sheet sections 6a to 6f, are inserted into each of the plate insertion sections 7a to 7f as shown in Figure 3. In the case of the lid sheet section 6f, the reinforcing plate 8f may not be inserted, and the opening may be closed with the reinforcing plate 8f, and the lid sheet section 6f may be placed over it.

[0018] The reinforcing plate 8a may be inserted into the plate insertion section 7a of the bottom sheet section 6a, and the reinforcing plate 8f may be inserted into the plate insertion section 7f of the lid sheet section 6f from either side. However, it is preferable that the reinforcing plates 8b to 8e be inserted into the plate insertion sections 7b to 7e of the side sheet sections 6b to 6e from the upper side of the side sheet sections 6b to 6e.

[0019] The bottom sheet portion 6a, side sheet portions 6b to 6e, and lid sheet portion 6f of the burial container 5 are preferably flexible and corrosion-resistant, considering their storage in the ossuary 4 for many years. For this reason, it is preferable to use a corrosion-resistant fabric such as glass wool fiber or a corrosion-resistant nonwoven fabric. The burial container 5 has a waterproof structure that makes it difficult for moisture to penetrate from the outside, but even if moisture does penetrate, it is designed to be discharged through the seams, etc.

[0020] In addition, the reinforcing plates 8a to 8f are preferably made of a hard and rigid material with corrosion resistance in order to make the bone container 5 stand upright as a rectangular parallelepiped and support the load from above when stacking. As the material, for example, a synthetic resin is suitable, and its thickness is, for example, 6 mm.

[0021] The bone container 5 needs to be able to support the load from above. The reinforcing plate 8f covering the opening is placed on the reinforcing plates 8b to 8e, and the reinforcing plates 8b to 8e are placed on the reinforcing plate 8a. The load from above is supported by these reinforcing plates 8a to 8f. That is, the load is transmitted through the reinforcing plate 8f arranged together with the lid surface sheet portion 6f to the reinforcing plates 8b to 8e inserted into the side surface sheet portions 6b to 6e, and further concentrated on the reinforcing plate 8a of the bottom surface sheet portion 6a.

[0022] Exemplary dimensions of the bone container 5 are that the bottom surface sheet portion 6a has a vertical width of 21 cm, a horizontal width of 15 cm, the side surface sheet portions 6b and 6d have a width of 15 cm and a height of 23 cm, the side surface sheet portions 6c and 6e have a width of 21 cm and a height of 23 cm, and the lid surface sheet portion 6f is slightly larger than the bottom surface sheet portion 6a. One set of remains can be accommodated in the bone container 5 having such dimensions.

[0023] A pair of suspension strings 9, 9 made of the same material as the sheet portions 6a to 6f are attached to the side surface sheet portions 6c, 6e on both sides. It is preferable that this suspension string 9 is made sufficiently long in consideration of lowering the bone container 5 to the bottom of the carrot 4. In addition, a binding string 10 made of the same material as the sheet portions 6a to 6f is attached to the side portion of the lid surface sheet portion 6f on the side of the side surface sheet portion 6d, and a binding string 10' corresponding to the binding string 10 is attached to the upper portion of the side surface sheet portion 6d. Further, a plate for naming the relevant person of the remains inside may be attached on the lid surface sheet portion 6f.

[0024] When the bone container 5 is not in use, the reinforcing plates 8a to 8f are removed from the sheet portions 6a to 6f, and the sheet portions 6a to 6f are folded. When in use, the reinforcing plates 8a to 8f are inserted into the plate insertion portions 7a to 7f of the sheet portions 6a to 6f respectively, and the bone container 5 is assembled into a self-standing rectangular parallelepiped shape.

[0025] One set of remains is placed inside the burial container 5 assembled in this manner, the opening is covered with the lid sheet 6f into which the reinforcing plate 8f is inserted, and the lid sheet 6f is fixed to the side sheet 6d by tying the binding strings 10 and 10' together through the ring 11. Note that this fixing may be done by tying the binding strings 10 and 10' together without using the ring 11, or by fixing with hook-and-loop fasteners or the like without using the binding strings 10 and 10'. If the reinforcing plate 8f is not inserted into the lid sheet 6f, the opening of the burial container 5 is closed with the reinforcing plate 8f, then the lid sheet 6f is placed over it, and the lid sheet 6f is fixed to the side sheet 6d with the binding strings 10 and 10' through the ring 11.

[0026] The weight of a single burial container 5 containing the remains of one person is approximately 4 kg. This burial container 5 is lowered into the ossuary 4 using the suspension ropes 9, 9, and if there are already burial containers 5 stored inside, it is stacked on top of them. Even when stacked in this way, the volume of the burial container 5 in the bottom layer remains unchanged due to the presence of reinforcing plates 8a to 8f, and the remains inside are not crushed.

[0027] Furthermore, when removing the relevant burial container 5 from the ossuary 4 for purposes such as joint burial, it can be lifted using the suspension ropes 9, 9. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0028] 1 stone 2 partition grooves 3 partition plates 4 burial chambers 5. Burial urn 6a Bottom sheet section 6b~6e Side sheet section 6f Lid surface sheet section 7a~7f Plate insertion part 8a~8f Reinforcement plates 9. Suspension cord 10 Binding cord

Claims

1. It consists of multiple parallel stone pieces and partition plates arranged perpendicular to these stone pieces. A burial chamber characterized by having multiple vertically elongated spaces partitioned by the aforementioned stone material and partition plates, and by stacking and storing rectangular prism-shaped burial containers within these spaces, which have a rectangular horizontal cross-section.

2. The burial chamber according to claim 1, characterized in that the partition plate is inserted into a partition groove provided in the stone material to partition the space.

3. A burial container that can be stacked and stored within a rectangular horizontal cross-section of a vertically elongated burial chamber, The rectangular bottom sheet portion, the four rectangular side sheet portions connected to each side of the bottom sheet portion and with their sides connected to each other, and the rectangular lid sheet portion connected to the top edge of one of these side sheet portions are foldable. A burial container characterized by having reinforcing plates to be inserted into plate insertion sections provided in the bottom sheet portion and the four side sheet portions, respectively, and a reinforcing plate that, together with the lid sheet portion, closes the opening, and the sheet portion being made self-supporting by the reinforcing plates to form a rectangular parallelepiped.

4. The cremation container according to claim 3, characterized in that each of the aforementioned sheet portions is made of a flexible and corrosion-resistant fabric or nonwoven fabric.

5. The cremation container according to claim 4, characterized in that the connection between the sheet portions is made by sewing or folding.

6. The burial container according to claim 3, characterized in that the reinforcing plate is made of a corrosion-resistant material.

7. The burial container according to claim 3, characterized in that a suspension string is attached to the side sheet portion.

8. The cremation container according to claim 3, characterized in that the reinforcing plate is removed from the sheet portion when not in use.

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